As the daughter of refugees, Joie Ha (she/they) has always endeavored to do more good for more people. She has been an organizer for minority communities in Colorado for over 15 years. She has a B.A. in Anthropology and a M.A. in Development Practice with a focus on holistic methods of treating mental health for Vietnamese refugees. She has completed development work in Malaysia as a Community Development Officer, and Cambodia as a researcher regarding how hip-hop can create fictive kin for youth. In the United States, Joie often engages in community projects with focus on anti-racist work, civic engagement, and the intersection of art and activism. In her community, she currently sits as Executive Director for Colorado Asian Pacific United.

Ananda Dimock (she/her/hers) graduated from the University of Denver with a B.A. in marketing, specializing in advertising and content creation. With her expertise in design and marketing, Ananda creates materials that are accessible and aimed towards educating communities of color and allies on different issues regarding social justice. In this new day and age, Ananda recognizes an opportunity in engaging an already activated youth through design and social media. Ananda believes that education should be democratized and acts as a design activist to make sure important knowledge is shared widely.

Winnie Pham (she/her/hers) is a social science consultant with a focus in project management. She has a Bachelors in International Relations with a minor in Business Information Analytics. Winnie has experience serving as a writing consultant and peer tutor for the Shopneck Writing Center and served as a Research Assistant at the Denver Human Trafficking Center. Winnie enjoys organizing and planning and is also passionate about creating a sense of community for those around her.

Susanna Y Park (she/her/hers) is a proud child of Korean immigrant parents with a passion for health equity. She has a PhD in Public Health and a MA in International Development. She has completed research in areas of international health policy, health equity, violence against women, and community-based research. She is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the National Mental Health Innovation Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Outside of academia, Susanna enjoys climbing 14-ers in Colorado (her home state), eating ramen, and drinking boba.

Lena Chhay (she/they) brings 10+ years of community organizing and organization consulting experience to CORE. She is a certified Project Management Professional™ and Change Management Practitioner™. Their core competencies include strategic planning, process improvement, change management, people mobilization, workshop facilitation, and project management. She has served as a leader for DEI strategy within corporate environments, consultant for national retailers, professional services firms and non-profits, and organizer for a state-wide political campaign. She graduated from the University of Denver with a B.A. in Political Science and an M.B.A. in Management from the Daniels College of Business.